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81. Grading the Strength of a Body of Evidence on Diagnostic Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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82. Developing the Topic and Structuring Systematic Reviews of Medical Tests: Utility of PICOTS, Analytic Frameworks, Decision Trees, and Other Frameworks | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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83. Challenges in and Principles for Conducting Systematic Reviews of Genetic Tests Used as Predictive Indicators | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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84. Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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85. Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities: Update of a 2006 Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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86. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    September 15, 2021 - To expand the evidence base about harms from tests and treatments. … To expand the evidence base about harms from tests and treatments. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expand-evidence-base-about-harms-tests-and-treatments Provider and patient … underestimation of harms of tests and treatments may lead to over treatment. … This article presents seven domains of harm of tests and treatment which warrant comprehensive research

87. Evaluating Practices and Developing Tools for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy: Methods for the Joint Meta-Analysis of Multiple Tests (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - two tests. … We use M to denote the number of tests. … The Case of Two Tests Consider a meta-analysis of two tests (indexed by m ) and data from K studies … The Case of Three or More Tests One can extend the models to M > 2 tests that have been applied in … Humerus and tests. Med Decis Making.

88. Probability and the Diagnostic Pathway | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - Step 3: Selection of diagnostic tests. … The clinician then decides to perform a particular diagnostic test (or set of tests) to explore likely … The chosen tests may relate to the most likely diagnosis or the most concerning diagnosis, depending … are physical examination maneuvers or blood or imaging tests. … to screening tests is an illustrative exception.

89. National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement--Metabolic Monitoring for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2014 -  At least one test for blood glucose (Glucose Tests Value Set) or HbA1c (HbA1c Tests Value Set) …  At least one tests for LDL-C (LDL-C Tests Value Set) or cholesterol (Cholesterol Tests Other than …  At least one test for blood glucose (Glucose Tests Value Set) or HbA1c (HbA1c Tests Value Set) …  At least one test for LDL-C (LDL-C Tests Value Set) or cholesterol (Cholesterol Tests Other Than

90. Actionable reminders did not improve performance over passive reminders for overdue tests in the primary care setting. | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - Actionable reminders did not improve performance over passive reminders for overdue tests in the primary … Actionable reminders did not improve performance over passive reminders for overdue tests in the primary

91. Measures From the CAHPS Health Information Technology Item Set | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2020 - talk with him or her Helpfulness of Provider’s Website in Giving You Information About Your Care and Tests … Blood tests, x-rays, or other test results were easy to find on website C-HIT16. … Blood tests, x-rays, or other test results were put on website as soon as needed C-HIT17. … Blood tests, x-rays, or other test results were presented in a way that was easy to understand C-HIT21

92. 2.a-1 Preintervention Survey of Clinicians and Practice Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - HEALTH SYSTEM LOGO] Health Care Systems for Increasing and Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests … How frequently do you recommend the following tests for colorectal cancer screening to your asymptomatic … Tests Very frequently Somewhat frequently Not frequently Never A. … Tests Very effective Somewhat effective Not effective Don't know A. … Your office is involved in a colorectal cancer screening program that involves sending stool tests to

93. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    September 25, 2019 - Prevalence and predictability of low-yield inpatient laboratory diagnostic tests. … Prevalence and Predictability of Low-Yield Inpatient Laboratory Diagnostic Tests. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-and-predictability-low-yield-inpatient-laboratory-diagnostic-tests … promote  high-value care by characterizing the diagnostic utility of information gained from ordering tests … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-and-predictability-low-yield-inpatient-laboratory-diagnostic-tests

94. Measuring hospital-acquired complications associated with low-value care. | PSNet
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    August 11, 2021 - Overuse of unnecessary tests and procedures contributes to patient harm . … September 29, 2017 To expand the evidence base about harms from tests and treatments. … September 15, 2021 Assessment of overuse of medical tests and treatments at US hospitals … Development of a conceptual map of negative consequences for patients of overuse of medical tests … 2018 Clinicians' expectations of the benefits and harms of treatments, screening, and tests

95. Imaging Tests To Check for Kidney Stones in the Emergency Department (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2016 - Imaging Tests To Check for Kidney Stones in the Emergency Department Imaging Tests To Check for … If the emergency doctor thinks you might have a kidney stone, several tests may be done. … Imaging tests may include a CT scan or an ultrasound. … Imaging Tests To Check for Kidney Stones Two imaging tests to check for kidney stones are a CT scan and … For more information, go to www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/kidney-stones-tests.

96. Meigs JB et al. 2003 "A controlled trial of web-based diabetes disease management - the MGH diabetes primary care improvement project." | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2003 - The number of HbA1c tests obtained per year increased significantly in the intervention group (+0.3 tests … /year) compared with the control group (-0.04 tests/year, P = 0.008), as did the number of LDL cholesterol … tests (intervention, +0.2 tests/year; control, +0.01 tests/year; P = 0.02) and the proportions of patients … several process measures were improved with access to the [DSS]: the number of HbA1c and LDL cholesterol tests

97. Disposition of Comments Report for Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children (pdf file)
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    March 07, 2012 - to significantly improve the use of these tests. … These tests may be over-ordered and cause more distress than they are worth. … The tests themselves are relatively inexpensive. … Index tests: Do you mean studies of ANA published before 1980 were excluded? … By index test results we mean results of ANA, RF, and CCP tests.

98. Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    May 16, 2019 - Does the accuracy of the screening tests vary by subgroups (e.g., age, sex, or race/ethnicity)? … What are the serious harms of the different screening tests? … What is the adherence (or uptake) to testing for each of the currently available screening tests? … all tests and per lesion for direct visualization tests), and false-positive and false-negative rates … The USPSTF also added urine-based tests as a screening method.

99. Topic 0438 Risk stratification and CAD NSD FINAL_SJ-2 (pdf file)
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    May 29, 2025 - Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  The topic, Non-invasive Tests … Topic Description Nominator(s): Organization Nomination Non-invasive Tests to Diagnose Patients … Multiple non-invasive tests (NITs) are available to aid the evaluation of patients at intermediate risk … These tests are widely used, but the choice of NIT differs widely by clinician preference, availability … There is no clear guidance of what the test or combination of tests to use for patients with different

100. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2024 - reduce diagnostic errors. 8 A variety of actionable approaches are available to ensure that diagnostic tests … described collectively as diagnostic stewardship. 9,10 Diagnostic stewardship refers to “ordering the right tests … ordering and also includes, for instance, reporting results in ways that maximize the usefulness of tests